2026

• Appetite for Change Conference – Conference Organiser, Facilitator, and Speaker

• Yellow Ladybugs – Speaker – Becoming Ourselves: Identity and Connection for Autistic Teens

• Neurodivergence Wellbeing Conference – Keynote Speaker – From Systemic Pathologisation, to Humanising, Liberatory Care

• Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Conference Australia – Panellist – Autism and Chronic Health Conditions: Beyond the Basics

• The (Un)Conference – Panel Facilitator – Supporting Trans and Gender-Diverse Neurodivergent Kids

2025

• Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Conference – Panellist – A Conversation on Collaboration: Strengthening the System Together

• Eating Disorders Victoria Webinar – Panellist – Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week

• Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Conference – Panellist – Eating, Body Image, and Society: Unpacking Assumptions and Affirming Practice

• Chief Psychiatrist Quality & Safety Forum on Eating Disorders – Speaker – Autism and Eating Disorders

• Queercon – Speaker – Neuroqueering the Norms: Providing Affirming, Inclusive Care to ND & LGBTQIA+ Folk in Healthcare Settings

• Right Care Right Place (Larrakia Country) Conference – Keynote Speaker – Neurodivergence & Neuro-Affirming Practice, Neurodivergence & Eating, Chronic Illness & Eating, and ARFID

2024

• Butterfly Foundation Webinar – Speaker – Kindly Do, Kindly Don’t: How to safely talk about and report on eating disorders and body image

• Health in Difference Conference – Panellist – Supporting Trans and Gender Diverse People with Eating Disorders (world-first panel)

2023

• AusPATH Conference – Workshop Presenter/Facilitator – Supporting Autistic Trans and Gender Diverse People

• ANZAED LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group

• Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH)

• Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi)

• Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA)

• Butterfly Foundation

• Department of Health

• Eating Disorders Victoria

• The Flourish Collective

• headspace

• Illawarra Shoalhaven Gender Alliance

• InsideOut Institute

• Monash Wellness & Recovery Centre

• National Eating Disorders Collaboration

• New South Wales Health

• Northern Rivers Eating Disorder Mental Health Practitioner Network

• Office of the Chief Psychiatrist

• Primary Health Networks & Local Health Districts

• Right Care Right Place

• Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (Naarm)

• Trans Wellbeing

• Various private practices (details kept private, to maintain privacy)

• Yellow Ladybugs

• Amanda Moses Psychology Video Podcast (2024) - Podcast Guest - Gender Diversity, Eating Disorders, Neurodivergence, & Affirming Practice

• The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast (2025) – Podcast Guest – Gender Diversity

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• Paper – Epistemic Justice, Safety, and Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice: A Lived Experience-Led Response to Wade and Waller

  • This paper discussing the shortcomings of (CBT), particularly in relation to epistemic injustice, iatrogenic harm, and neuronormativity. It explains how some aspects of CBT practice can cause harm to neurodivergent people, and proposes alternative neuroaffirming frameworks focussed on felt safety and collaborative care.

  • Published in September 2025 (pre-print)

  • Authors: Authored by Laurence Cobbaert, Marie Camin, Kai Schweizer, Steven K Kapp, Lumen Gorrie, Ellen Maloney, Amanda Moses, Kai S. Thomas, Korey Baruta, Esther Fidock, Dawn-Joy Leong, Margo White, & Georgia Pavlopoulou

• Article – Eating at the Intersections: Understanding the Unique Experiences and Needs of Neurodivergent People

  • Blog piece exploring the interplay between neurodivergence and eating (disorders, differences, and difficulties), and the need for identity-affirming, intersectional care

  • Published by the Butterfly Foundation in August 2025 for BIEDAW

  • Author: Lumen Gorrie (MPsych[Clin]), BPsych[Hons])

• Article – How Society’s Harmful Appearance Ideals Can Impact Queer Identity

  • Op-ed piece discussing why LGBTQIA+ people experience disproportionately high rates of body dissatisfaction and appearance-related discrimination, and why systemic change and government action are urgently needed

  • Published by the Butterfly Foundation in May 2025 on IDAHOBIT, in response to their Cost of Appearance Ideals report (2025)

  • Author: Lumen Gorrie (MPsych[Clin]), BPsych[Hons])

• Australian Human Rights Commission Submission – Current and Emerging Threats to Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) Human Rights

  • Joint submission lodged to the Australian Human Rights Commission (May 2024)

  • Authors: Kai Schweizer (BA, MSexol), Lumen Gorrie (MPsych[Clin], BPsych[Hons]), Hayden Moon (BA[Hons]), Majella Jones (BNut, BDiet, APD)

• Article – Banning Puberty Blockers Will Worsen the Eating Disorder Crisis Amongst Trans Youth

  • Written in response to UK National Health Service’s decision to ban trans youth from accessing puberty blockers, published by the Butterfly Foundation (2024)

  • Authors: Kai Schweizer (BA, MSexol) & Lumen Gorrie (MPsych[Clin], BPsych[Hons])

All trainings, webinars, workshops, and other PD events listed below are created and delivered/facilitated by the Appetite for Change Project founder, Lumen Gorrie, and are our original content.

• Accessibility & Inclusivity in the Workplace

• ADHD & Autism 101

• All About ARFID

• Chronic Illness Crash Course

• Chronic Illness and Eating (Disorders, Differences, and Difficulties)

• Debunking Diet Culture

• Disordered Eating, Body Image, and Self-Esteem in Young People

• Don’t Burn Out! Webinar for ND, chronically ill, and otherwise disabled community & practitioners

• Eating Disorders, Differences, and Difficulties

• Gender-Affirming Practice and Care

• Gender Diversity and Eating: Supporting TGD People with Eating Disorders, Differences, and Difficulties

• Gender Diversity and Neurodivergence: Supporting Neurodivergent TGD People

• Identifying Misinformation, Disinformation, Transphobic Rhetoric, and Harmful Practices

• Intersections of Neurodivergence, Gender Diversity, Chronic Illness, and Eating

• Learning to Live Differently: Supporting Disabled Folk

• Neurodivergence and Eating: Supporting Neurodivergent People with Eating Disorders, Differences, and Difficulties

• Neurodivergence and Neuro-Affirming Practice

• Providing Affirming, Inclusive Care to Neurodivergent TGD Folk in Healthcare Settings

• Supporting Chronically Ill and Disabled TGD Folk

• Supporting Your Autistic Trans Child

• Trauma-Informed Tattooing

• WPATH Assessment